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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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